That is the actual number of troops that could be sent to Iraq – not the 21,500 Bush said: President Bush and his new military chiefs have been saying for nearly a month that they would “surge” an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq, in a last, grand push to quell the violence in Baghdad and in […]
TPM Brings us this gem: “A ‘surge’ or ‘targeted increase in U.S. troop strength’ or whatever the politicians want to call dispatching more combat troops to Iraq isn’t the answer. Adding more trainers and helping the Iraqis to help themselves, is. Sending more U.S. combat troops is simply sending more targets.” That is a quote […]
NBC is reporting: In a guest column in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal President Bush addressed a range of issues. On Iraq he said he’ll reveal his new strategy in the coming days. Administration officials tell NBC News it will involve sending some 20,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq. The plan is being called surge and […]
Again, Bush proves he just says anything to try and make the public happy. The Bush administration is split over the idea of a surge in troops to Iraq, with White House officials aggressively promoting the concept over the unanimous disagreement of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to U.S. officials familiar with the intense […]
In a TV interview to be shown in the UK on Saturday, Tony Blair has said that he prayed to god when deciding to go to war with Iraq. He was also questioned about praying with President Bush during his visit to the USA. I always thought it was suppose to be the intelligence that […]
Via The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Before the Pentagon begins reducing troop levels in Iraq next year it probably will increase them this fall to provide extra security for a planned October referendum and a December election, a Pentagon official said Monday. Read rest of the article here Funny how things start heating up with […]